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In days of old, when knights were bold,
     And loved each buxom daughter;
In armor tight, both day and night,
     How did they drain their water?

For if they caulked their armor up,
     To keep their suits from leaking,
The rust and damp would soon build up,
     And set their joints to creaking.

They seldom missed, when in the lists,
     These hardy gladiators;
Egad, may hap they turned a tap,
     To drain their radiators?

Then ponder late this problem great,
     And take it all to heart;
For it could be, that here we see,
     How plumbing got its start!

M. Gile Harrington (1914-2000)